William wise



W. WISE.

GATE

Patented Jan. 28, 1896.

(No Model.)

j'. n' I NITED STAT-Es' PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM VISE, OF YELLOV CREEK, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,602, dated January28, 1896.

Application filed May 3, 1895. Serial No. 547,972. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM VISE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Yellow Creek, in the county of Stephenson and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specication, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of swinging gates inwhich is provided an arrangement or system of levers or an operatingmechanism that will enable the gate to be opened from either sidethereof, and for which a patent was granted to me February l2, 1895, No.534,186.

The invention is designed as an improvement upon my former patent, whichimprovement consists in the details of construction, substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my improved gate andits operating mechanism; Fig. 2, a detail view showing a portion of thegate-post, the latch pivoted thereto, the end of the gate-frame, and theend of the lever for operating the latch, the latch and end of the leverbeing shown in operative position in full and dotted lines; Fig. 3, adetail view showing one of the gatestays.

In the accompanying drawings, A B represent the outer and innergate-posts, respectively, and which may be of the usual construction,the post A being provided with a pivoted latch a and the post B withmeans for hinging or pivoting the gate thereto.

The gate consists in part of a rectangular wire frame C, or a frame ofany other desirable shape, as found most preferable, the wire formingthe inner end of the frame extending through an eye l) upon the post Bnear its upper end. The meeting ends of the wire are afterward joinedtogether by means of a coupling c, and this end of the frame C issuitably connected to a support cl upon the post near its lower end.

The gate may be hinged or pivoted to the post in any other convenientand well-known manner, as I donot desire to be understood as limitingmyself to the means shown.

The frame C has longitudinal braces e near the top and bottom thereof,said braces being formed of twisted wires, 'as shown, and between thesetwisted-wire braces are the intermediate braces f ofA single wires, butmay be of twisted wires, if found preferable. These wire braces areconnected to the ends of the frame C in any suitable manner and areconnected together by wire stays D. These stays I shall term bifurcatedstays, as their arms extend out at an angle, there being two arms toeach stay which terminate in eyes g. The stays which are connected tothe twisted-wire braces e are prevented from lateral displacement by thestrands of the braces, and these stays hold in position the intermediatestay, thereby making a very light and durable gate. The latch a upon thepost A is operated by a crank-rod E having its bearings in the end ofthe frame C and in an upright rod h connected thereto, said rod alsoserving as a brace for the frame. This crank-rod terminates at its outerend in a lift i, so that when the rod E is turned in its bearings tobring the lift in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the latchwill be raised to allow the gate to be swung open. This lift 'L' alsoacts as a keeper for the latch to hold the gate closed, as shown in Fig.l of the drawings, the tWo positions of the latch and lift being shownin full and dotted lines respectively.

In constructing the gate the longitudinal braces hereinbcfore describedmay be variously modified or changed from the form shown in thedrawings, the braces being either of twisted wires, plain,or providedwith barbs, as found most desirable.

The mechanism for operating the gate consists in a bracket comprisingtwo arms F G, of metal, formed integral with each other and about atright angles. This angular bracket has its arm F suitably connected tothe crank la of the rod E, and the arm G is suitably connected to theinner end of the gate-frame C. The arm F is pivoted to the end of alockingbar H by means of a clevis Z, and said locking-bar in turn ispivotally connected to a IOG short post I fixed in the ground. The arm Fis provided with a clutch m, so that when the gate is closed the clutchwill embrace the locking-bar II and hold it and the angular bracketrigidly together and prevent the gate being opened until the bracket andlockingbar are elevated from a horizontal position. To the clevis l isconnected one end of a lifting-rod n, which lifting-rod in turn isconnected to any suitable arrangement of levers found best adapted tothe purpose.

I have shown one of many arrangements of levers that may be successfullyemployed in elevating the lifting-rod 'n when it is desired to open thegate by a person on either side thereof.

In the operating mechanism or arrangement of levers above referred tothe liftingrod n is suitably attached to one end of a lever J, whichlever 'is pivoted to a bracket 0 at the upper end of a post K. L isemployed, which extends te the opposite side of the gate from the leverJ, and each lever is provided with a suitable pull M for operating it.The lever L is pivoted to a bracket p upon the lever J, and thelattermentioned lever connects with a post O through the medium of a barN, which bar is pivoted to the post. A transverse brace P connects theposts B and K together, said brace being connected at its cndsto thebrackets o vr upon said posts, respectively.

In place of the levers and their connections suitable ropes or cords andpulleys may be substituted, or any suitable arrangement of devices maybe employed that will success- A second lever fully operate thelocking-bar and angular bracket hereinbefore described.

Although the gate is securely held closed When the bracket and thelocking-bar I-I are in the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings, itis thought best to provide additional security against the accidentalopening of the gate in the employment ot' the pivoted latch a,hereinbefore described.

Then the locking-bar Il is elevated to release the gate, the arm F ofthe bracket, which is connected with the crank 7c of the rod E, willturn the rod, and by means of the lift t' on the end thereof the latchwill be raised and the gate allowed to be swung open.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A suitable swinging gate, a crank-rod having a lift at its end, apivoted latch engaging with the lift, a locking-bar pivoted to a post inthe ground, an. angular bracket pivoted to ,said bar and having a clutchupon one of its arms to engage with the locking bar, said arms ot thebracket being connected respcctively to the crank of the rod and to thegate, and suitable means for operating the lockingbar and bracket,substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM XVISF. IJi tnesses z AARON' XVINTERs, IVM. TERRY.

